Global Allocation Product Strategy, Vice President

About this role

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world. BlackRock’s mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor, and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

Your Team

The Global Allocation platform is a leading multi-asset investment franchise serving retail, wealth, institutional, and insurance clients globally. The team combines fundamental research, macroeconomic insights, quantitative analysis, and dynamic asset allocation to pursue differentiated investment outcomes across market environments. As part of the Product Strategy team, you will work closely with portfolio managers, product strategists, distribution leaders, and cross-functional partners to support the continued growth, commercialization, and modernization of the franchise across the United States.

Your Role and Impact

As a Vice President within Global Allocation Product Strategy, you will operate at the intersection of investments, product strategy, client engagement, and business development. You will help translate investment expertise into scalable commercial outcomes, enhance the franchise's market positioning, and support strategic growth initiatives across key client segments. This role provides significant exposure to senior stakeholders and offers the opportunity to influence the future direction of one of the firm's flagship multi-asset platforms.

Your Responsibilities

In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:

Franchise Growth & Commercial Strategy

• Support the development and execution of strategic growth initiatives across U.S. Wealth, Institutional, Insurance, and Intermediary channels.
• Identify opportunities to expand the franchise through enhanced positioning, client segmentation, product evolution, and distribution initiatives.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Investments, Product, Marketing, and Distribution to drive commercial priorities and improve execution.
• Monitor competitive developments, industry trends, advisor behavior, and market dynamics to inform strategic decision-making.

Product Strategy & Positioning

• Help develop and maintain the franchise's investment narratives, messaging frameworks, and positioning strategy.
• Translate complex portfolio and market insights into compelling, client-focused communications.
• Support investment team thought leadership through presentations, commentaries, market updates, and strategic content.
• Assist with product management activities, including business planning, product analytics, competitive intelligence, and commercialization reporting.

Client Engagement & Sales Enablement

• Represent the Global Allocation platform to financial advisors, institutions, consultants, and internal distribution teams.
• Participate in client meetings, conferences, roadshows, due diligence sessions, and sales training events.
• Develop high-quality presentation materials and sales tools that enhance advisor engagement and client adoption.
• Serve as a key link between investment professionals and distribution teams to ensure message consistency and commercial effectiveness.

Strategic Projects & Platform Innovation

• Contribute to long-term strategic initiatives across the platform, including distribution modernization, investment vehicle innovation, model portfolio integration, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)-related opportunities, digital engagement, and new market development.
• Support cross-functional projects from concept development through implementation.
• Help drive operational efficiencies and scalable processes across the product strategy function.
• Partner with leadership on franchise-wide planning, prioritization, and growth objectives.

Your Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience within asset management, investment strategy, product strategy, consulting, capital markets, wealth management, or institutional investing.
• Strong understanding of capital markets, asset allocation, portfolio construction, and investment products.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills with the ability to make complex investment concepts accessible to varied audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and work effectively across a large, matrixed organization.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and project management capabilities.
• Experience working directly with investment teams, clients, consultants, or distribution organizations.
• Highly collaborative, entrepreneurial, and execution-oriented mindset.

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$150,000.00 - USD$200,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

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